title: From designer Lewis acid to designer Brønsted acid towards more reactive and selective acid catalysis.
abstract: This review focuses on the development of acid catalysis for selective organic transformations conducted in our laboratories for the past 30 years. Several important concepts in designing of catalysts are described with some examples. Further, recent developments in super Brønsted acid and their applications in a one-pot procedure to construct complex molecules with high diastereoselectivities are described.(Communicated by Hitosi NOZAKI, M.J.A.).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. yamamoto@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D007202:Indicators and Reagents / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D000535:Aluminum